Hindustan Latex sets up HINDLABS Diagnostics Centre in partnership with CGHS Go Back

Dr.Anbumani Ramadoss, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Inaugurates the first centre in New Delhi

Hindustan Latex (HLL), a mini ratna enterprise under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India has set up HINDLABS Diagnostic Centre – a Public Private Partnership venture with the CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme).

The first such diagnostic centre, set up for CGHS in the country, was inaugurated by the Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, at a special function at New Delhi on 9th February 2008. This Centre is located at the CGHS dispensary in sector- 12 at R.K Puram in New Delhi .The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi was also present on this occasion,

This modern laboratory facility will deliver reliable, accurate and qualify diagnostic services to the CGHS.The same services will also be provided to patients outside the CGHS, at affordable rates.

This centre will have two major facilities-

• A Clinical specimen testing lab to deliver pathology, haematology and biochemistry tests equipped with-

  • Automatic cell counter for haematology.
  • Semi auto biochemistry analyser
  • Electrolyte analyser
  • Elisa reader and plate washer
  • Auxiliary equipments like incubator, hot air oven etc., and

• A diagnostic imagining facility, provided with:

  • High frequency X ray to deliver low dose high clarity X ray imaging
  • Ultrasound scanner and
  • ECG machine

The Operation of the centre and its customer interface will be integrated through laboratory management software which will be capable of patient registration, billing, report entry and issue and generation of reports.

CGHS is one of the primary healthcare delivery networks of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, which delivers affordable and qualify medical care facilities to central government employees across India. The CGHS network consists of CGHS dispensaries, empanelled private hospitals and diagnostics centers. In the national capital region (NCR) alone there are 87 CGHS dispensaries.

The senior officials of CGHS had been giving shape to various methodologies to extend upgraded medical services to its beneficiaries by using available space and facilities through the outsourcing model. This resulted in Hindustan Latex and CGHS Joining hands to set up this diagnostics centre at R.K Puram.

In the coming years, the service segment will be a key thrust area for HLL. The Joint Venture, Life Spring Hospitals Private Ltd (LHPL) Company is in the process of setting up 30 hospitals in the states of Andra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Apart from running hospitals, the major focus of LHPL will be primarily in the area of high quality health care delivery at affordable costs.

This HindLabs Diagnostic Centre at R.K. Puram, set up on a pilot basis, will be scaled up in the coming six months in NCR and other metros in the country.

The plan ahead is to establish diagnostic centers for the CGHS, in the NCR and 23 major cities in India covering over 110 hospitals. These centers will be networked for monitoring and ensuring high standards of service delivery. HLL will obtain NABL accreditation for these centers, to maintain the highest level of service quality. Plan have also been drawn up, to set up a chain of imaging centers on the same outsourcing model across India, with facilities for CT and MRI scans, diagnostics centers will be set up to deliver specialized testing services, including an online network of diagnostics centers in India and abroad.

In this wide network of hospitals, availability of modern and state of the art medical and diagnostic infrastructures, along with trained manpower is absolutely critical, for effective delivery of medical care. Major initiatives in the infrastructure up –gradation of hospitals and health centers are now being undertaken across the country by the Government of India. In this scenario, outsourcing of diagnostics facilities at these hospitals assumes importance, to enable the hospital to focus on their primary responsibility of ensuring high standards of medical care.

With its vision of Innovating for Healthy Generations, HLL has been actively associated with a variety of initiatives in partnership with the MOHFW, to deliver quality healthcare across India, particularly to the underserved segments of our great nation.